CVE-2026-1766: gnome localsearch

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-1766 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability in gnome localsearch. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 16-06-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-06-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A flaw was found in GNOME localsearch (previously known as tracker-miners) MP3 Extractor, specifically within the tracker-extract-mp3 component. This heap buffer overflow vulnerability occurs when processing specially crafted MP3 files containing malformed ID3v2.3 COMM (Comment) tags. An attacker could exploit this by providing a malicious MP3 file, leading to a denial of service (DoS), which causes an application crash, and potentially disclosing sensitive information from the heap memory.

• CWE-805Buffer Access with Incorrect Length ValueThe product uses a sequential operation to read or write a buffer, but it uses an incorrect length value that causes it to access memory that is outside of the bounds of the buffer.